After eating, Liu Yun and Hao Hexi came to the Coventry Zijin Hotel.

Fourteen Chinese junior players are temporarily living here.

Tomorrow they will be officially moving into the Coventry City players' quarters.

Almost all Premier League players have their own mansions. Coventry's players are different.

As the team gets more and more attention, the club's revenue situation is getting better and better, and the weekly wages of Coventry players are also rising. The weekly salaries of young people such as Bai Rifeng, Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, and Hess have reached tens of thousands of pounds.

However, Liu Yun, as the boss of the team, set a rule for them: except for those whose families are in Coventry, or those who are married, they will all live in the players' dormitory!

In the team, only Billy, a native of Coventry, Liu Yun and Manla, two married men, do not live in the players' dormitory.

Fourteen young players never imagined that on their first day in England, they would be greeted by an old lieutenant - an ageless legend in European football!

The children were very restrained, and they didn't know what to say to their idol Uncle Liu Yun.

Liu Yun opened his mouth and said: "Children, what are you doing here from China to England thousands of miles away? If you want me to say, it's the monasticism that has come! Ricoh Stadium is the place where you cultivate! Hone yourself and improve yourself! The boy is determined to go out of the countryside, and he vows not to return if he can't learn to become famous! When you become a real professional, you can proudly say that. When I was a teenager, I moved away from home, away from my loved ones, to a foreign country in order to pursue my dreams – and it was all worth it! ”

More than a dozen young players were deeply moved by their idol's words. They applauded collectively.

Gradually, the children were no longer inhibited, and each said their own dreams.

'I'm a Liverpool fan and I hope to be able to stand on the grass at Anfield one day and say loud: 'This is Anfield!'

"I'm a Manchester United fan. My biggest dream is to one day be like Uncle Liu Yun and lift the Big Ears Cup for Manchester United! ”

"I'm a Coventry fan! When I grow up, I want to be like an old lieutenant and lead a team that no one is optimistic about to create miracles! ”

"I, I'm a fan of the Chinese men's football team. I hope that one day, we can help our men's football team break out of Asia and participate in the World Cup! ”

"Cut~"

As soon as the small national football fans said this, their companions scoffed.

Liu Yun said: "Don't think it's stupid to like our national team. You have to work hard to do what I didn't have a chance to do – change our national team. Let the five-star red flag flutter on the stage of the World Cup again. Your Director Hao participated in the World Cup 20 years ago! We asked him to tell us about what it was like to be at the World Cup. ”

Hao Hexi smiled bitterly: "Feelings? How can you feel when you have a bald head shaved by 9 balls and are out in embarrassment? Children, Uncle Hao has been looking forward to our national football team being able to make a difference in the World Cup finals all his life. I hope you can make this dream come true for me. ”

The next day, Liu Yun gave the Coventry first-team players a task.

Fourteen Chinese teenagers have just arrived in the UK, and they must not be comfortable with life. Liu Yun remembered the glorious traditions of the "one gang one" and "one belt and one belt" in the Bayi Brigade.

For each player, bring one junior player. Help them settle into life in the UK and their training at Coventry Club.

Today's players such as Bai Rifeng, Zhao Kaixuan, and Li Fanghua are not unknown ordinary players. They are the superstars of the Premier League's biggest dark horse. The Chinese teenagers have long been like thunder about them.

This arrangement made the teenagers very excited.

Premier League matchday.

Hao Hexi took the teenagers to Ricoh Stadium. Coventry vs Crystal Palace!

The teenagers had only seen the Premier League on TV before. When they are truly there, they know how shocking the atmosphere of the Premier League is!

"It's a long, long road when you go through life. Through the disaster, we will continue to move forward. Kids in this sky blue jersey, keep going, Coventry! Although you have experienced disasters, although the road is still long, it makes your heart beat hard. Though you are tired, we keep going. Oh, the glory of Coventry, the sky blue jersey! Coventry! Coventry! ”

The scene of tens of thousands of fans at Ricoh Stadium singing "Forward, Coventry" in unison deeply shocked 14 Chinese teenagers.

The stadium DJ's commentary came from the stadium stereo: "Welcome to Ricoh Arena!" This is the old lieutenant's Ricoh Stadium! Coventry's Ricoh Stadium! ”

Tens of thousands of fans erupted in cheers.

"This is the real game of football!"

"When will I be able to stand on this pitch as a player?"

The children sighed.

It's game on!

Facing the relegation weaker team Crystal Palace, Coventry showed no mercy at home!

In the 22nd minute, the old lieutenant Liu Yun passed three defenders in a row at the front of the Crystal Palace penalty area, and pulled the ball horizontally to shake the shooting angle! Kicker! Full Moon Scimitar! The ball hangs in the top right corner of the Crystal Palace goal!

The ball is in! 1：0！

"Yay~~~" The chorus cheers of tens of thousands of fans at Ricoh Stadium deafened more than a dozen Chinese teenagers!

These children saw the old lieutenant, the legend of Ricoh Stadium, walk to the center of the field like a real hero and celebrate his next goal with the old lieutenant's machine gun fire!

The old lieutenant-style machine gun strafing once again pushed the atmosphere of Ricoh Stadium to a climax!

The song "There is only one old lieutenant in the world" wafted over the Ricoh Stadium.

The young players listened in fascination.

Leading 1:0, Coventry did not put down the butcher's knife in his hand!

In the 35th minute, Bai Rifeng received a wonderful pass from Liu Yun in the penalty area, and scored a close shot, 2:0!

"Yay~" Ricoh Stadium is boiling again! The blue human waves are rising, and the scene is wave after wave, wave after wave, wave after wave.

Hao Hexi said to the teenagers, "See? The person who scored the goal on the field was Bai Rifeng! He's only nineteen years old! Only four or five years older than you! As long as you work as hard as him, persevere, and never give up! In four or five years, you can be like him! ”

After the goal, Bai Rifeng ran to Liu Yun and hugged the assister Liu Yun.

In the second half, Coventry continued to work hard.

In the 57th minute, Tamanla's header gave his team a 3-0 lead over Crystal Palace.

In the 68th minute, the old lieutenant sealed the win for Coventry with a cushion shot at a near-zero angle! 4：0！

Every goal scored by the Coventry team and every overwhelming cheer from the fans made the Chinese teenagers deeply shocked.

"Look, they're gone, they're really like heroes!"

"I can't wait to grow up! By the time I'm 20 years old, I'll be cheered by tens of thousands of people in the middle of Ricoh Arena! ”

After the game, it is a rest day as usual.

Liu Yun invited fourteen teenagers and Hao Hexi to his house and made an authentic Chinese dish for the children.

Liu Yun said to the children: "You're welcome. This will be your home from now on. If you want, you can think of me as your godfather. Treat my wife as your godmother. ”

Isabella said: "I am in Handong, China, and there are thousands of Chinese children. Thousands of children call me Mother Isabella. In the future, I will have fourteen more Chinese children. ”

"Daddy Liu, Mother Isabella."

The boys' mouths are sweet.

Everyone took their seats, and Liu Yun told everyone while eating: "You have entered the Coventry Academy. They are all part of the club in Coventry. To be a competent Coventry player, you first need to know the city of Coventry. Only by getting to know the city can you integrate into the city and the Ricoh Arena. ”

Liu Yun said eloquently: "Coventry has a well-developed textile industry. The population is small, more than 300,000 people. Coventry is remembered not for its well-developed textile industry, but for the famous bombing of Coventry in 1940.

By 1940, British intelligence had mastered the German Nazi military communication code, the Engel code. In November 1940, the British learned of a massive air raid on Coventry by the Nazi Air Force by deciphering German messages. ”

"Knowing that the enemy is coming, the people of Coventry should run away from the city, right?"

A young player asked.

Liu Yun shook his head: "No! When British Prime Minister Winston Churchill heard the news, he was stunned, then angry—and finally silent. He did not take any defensive or diversion measures against Coventry. ”

"Isn't this watching the people of Coventry get bombed?" Another young player said.

Liu Yun said: "Good question". He then explained: "That year, the iron heel of Nazi Germany swept across Europe. Britain struggled to get German intelligence. The Germans were confident in their military code, Engel's code, which was the most sophisticated and impossible to decipher code in the world.

Turing, a genius mathematician in England, led a team that cracked the Engel code with great effort. It can be said that after the Engel code was deciphered, every move of the German army was in the hands of the British army.

If, as soon as the news is received, the residents of Coventry are transferred and the air defense of Coventry is strengthened, it is tantamount to telling the Germans: we have deciphered your Engel code! Then the Germans will not hesitate to change the password. The British had worked hard to decipher the code.

Churchill weighed the pros and cons and decided that if the city of Coventry was sacrificed, it would be in exchange for Britain's knowledge of all future plans for German military operations! So he decided - sacrifice Coventry! ”

A fifteen-year-old asked, "What about later?" ”

"One night in November, hundreds of German bombers flew over the English Channel in batches and bombed Coventry for 10 hours. The British dubbed it 'Coventry's Horror Night'. The whole of Coventry was razed to the ground and reduced to ashes. There were countless dead and wounded, and corpses were everywhere. Coventry also became the worst city for Britain to lose in World War II.

There's a 'go to Coventry' in British slang – go to Coventry. It means that you know that there is a great risk for others to do something, but you don't advise and stand by! ”

The fifteen-year-old went on to ask: "Wasn't Coventry razed to the ground?" And what about the city now? ”

Liu Yun said: "Good question! After the war, the people of Coventry picked up picks and shovels, cleared the rubble, and rebuilt the city from the rubble. Countless buildings and wide streets have been built, commercial streets, fast lanes around the city have been built, and large areas of green space, parks and squares have been opened. Coventry is back in front of the world in a modern light. Known as the phoenix of nirvana in the ashes.

Children, don't think that this history is too far away from you. Only by understanding this history can you understand the city and the people in this city! The spirit of the city, and the spirit of the Coventry team, is to never give up, never give in!

After eating, Liu Yun led the children to the Coventry Bombing Memorial Square.

On the monument in the center of the square, the poem "The Unconquerable" by William Henry is inscribed.

Liu Yun carefully translated for the children in Chinese:

"Through the night that covered me, I saw layers of darkness. Thank God for giving me, unconquerable souls. Even if I am held tightly by hell, I will not be afraid and will not give in! Hit hard by fate, my head was covered in blood, but my head was raised.

Beyond the world of anger and sorrow, it is not just the shadow of fear that rises. Also, facing future threats. You will find that I am fearless!

No matter how narrow the gate of fate is, no matter what punishment it endures. I am the master of my destiny. I am the commander of my soul! ”

Hao Hexi said to Liu Yun: "Old Liu, the children are still too young. Even if you can understand the literal meaning, you can't understand the spiritual connotation of the poem. ”

Liu Yun smiled at Hao Hexi: "I will understand!" You'll understand! They will grow up one day. When they grow up, they will understand the poem and the spirit of this century-old club in Coventry! ”

Sending the children back to the team dormitory, Hao Hexi said to Liu Yun: "Lao Liu, I will return to the Pearl River tomorrow." Please, kids! ”

Liu Yun said: "Don't worry, Director Hao." These children left their homeland at a young age to pursue their football dreams in the UK. How difficult it is! I'm going to treat them like my own children! ”

Hao Hexi sighed: "Sometimes I really envy them. There is such a great opportunity to play in Europe. ”

More than 20 years ago, Hao Hexi was in the limelight in the Liangang Thousand Brigade, and many European clubs threw olive branches to him. However, due to domestic pressure, he failed to make several close trips to Europe. By the time he gets to play abroad – he's 34 years old and he's out of shape.

This is the regret of Hao Hexi's life.

Liu Yun said: "The world is impermanent. I now have the facilities to provide opportunities for young people in the country. I will spare no effort to help them! The improvement of a country's football level does not depend on how many heads and brains the association has. These children are the future of Chinese football! ”

Many years later, the English Premier League powerhouse Coventry City was evaluated by the media as "China's second national team". Behind this is the selfless help of the old lieutenant Liu Yun to the Chinese players.

Of course, that's all for later.